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Device product

BACT/ALERT VIRTUO system, A Unit China, with Version R2.0 Firmware Product Usage: The BacT/ALERT VIRTU Microbial Detection System is an automated microbial test system capable of incubating, agitating, and continuously monitoring for the detection of aerobic, facultative, and anaerobic microorganism growth from blood and other normally sterile body fluids.

Z-0230-2019

June 27, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
bioMerieux, Inc.
Event
Event 80759
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
8 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0230-2019

Official wording

Reason: The BACT/ALERT VIRTUO Instrument Firmware version R2.0 allows relocation of the four (4) resident calibration standards so that Field System Engineers (FSE) can service the associated cells P24 - P27, where the calibration standards typically reside. If the calibration standards are not returned to the designated locations, an anomaly may occur.

Code information: Reference Number 419947, UDI 03573026509538, all serial numbers

Distribution pattern: Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WV. Distributed internationally to Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, Thailand, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Myanmar, Serbia, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, Qatar, Costa Rica, Croatia, Panama, Estonia, Israel, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Kuwait.

Derived failure modes

  • Device software or design

    reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0

    Firmware version R2.0 allows relocation of the four (4) resident calibration standards so that Field System Engineers (FSE) can